Siddiqui

Siddiqui, (also rendered as Siddiqi, Siddiquee, Siddighi, Seddighi or Siddiquie) (Arabic: صدیقی) is a Muslim family name. Shaikh is the title used by Siddiqui signifying their Arab heritage.

Origin

The name "Siddiqui" is derived from the word "Siddiq", which means "truthful" in Arabic. "Siddiq" was the name of the first Khalifa (Caliph) of Prophet Mohammad (in the Sunni view), Abu Bakr Siddiq (Arabic: ابو بكر الصديق). Siddiqui signifies ancestry (purported or otherwise) from Abu Bakr.

cquote|Sidqi derived from a root meaning 'true' as is Sadiqi a name with which it is often confused .Sidqi is , in the east of the Punjab at any rate often used as an equivalent to nau -Muslim , to distinguish converts of Indian descent from original Muhammadan immigrants [Denzil Ibbetson, Edward MacLagan, H.A. Rose "A Glossary of The Tribes & Casts of The Punjab & North-West Frontier Province", 1911 AD, Page 422, Vol III,]

People named Siddiqui/Siddiqi

The Siddiqui family is a multi ethnic community spread across Middle East, Africa and South Asia. One early plan for the division of India even proposed the idea of a region in the west part of India to be name SiddiquistanFact|date=September 2008.

Between 1690 and the early 20th Century, the Indian District of Badaun was ruled by the Rohilla Siddiqi Nawabs. The direct descendants of this particular family currently reside in Pakistan, Europe, Africa, and North America.

* Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, former Chief Justices of Pakistan and candidate for President of Pakistan.
* Shahid Aziz Siddiqi, Former Federal Secretary, Government of Pakistan, grandson of the last Rohilla Siddiqi Nawab of Badaun
* Salimuzzaman Siddiqui (1897-1994), eminent Pakistani scientist and founder of PCSIR
* Sayed Nabi Siddiqui, Afghan police officer allegedly abused at US base
* Haroon Siddiqui, Indo-Canadian journalist
* Obaid Siddiqui, Indian neurogeneticist
* Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistan-born neurologist who is accused of being an Al-Qaeda operative.
* Abdul Rauf Siddiqui, MPA of Sindh Assembly (associated with MQM)
* Shamim Siddiqui, MNA of Pakistan National Assembly (associated with MQM)
* Haleem Siddiqui, Capt.(Retd.) Pak Navy, Ex-MNA and Political leader, associated with PML-Q
* Dr Mairaj-ul-Huda Siddiqui, Political leader associated with Jamaat-e-Islami
* Makhdoom Amin Faheem Siddiqui, Political Leader of Pakistan (associated with PPP)
* Nafees Siddiqui, Senator of Pakistan (associated with PPP)
* Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi
* Adnan Siddiqui, Pakistani TV Actor
* Zubair Ahmed Siddiqui, Senior Meteorologist, Physicst and Educationist
* Zubair Ahmed Siddiqui, PTV News Caster
* Maulana Rumi, Persian poet
* Nawab Chaudhry Ismail Siddiqi, Last Rohilla Nawab of Badaun
* Nawab Chaudhry Sibghatulla Khan Siddiqi, 6th Rohilla Nawab of Badaun, Freedom Fighter

Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa

One of the geographic areas where Siddiqis are commonly found is Horn of Africa in the Countries of Ethiopia , Somalia and Djibouti. However, In this countries they are not called Siddiqi rather they are known by other local names. Siddiqis in East Ethiopia are usually called Qallu . Some of them speak Arabic still now. But most of them speak the local Oromo , Harari or Somali languages. The tradition here is that the Siddiqis made themself part of the indigenous African ethnic group accepting the name given to them, but maintaining their own identity. So, in Ethiopia, they are Usually known as Qallu . And in Somalia, they are commonly known as Sheikhal or Aw-Qutub.The notable Siddiqi families in Ethiopia include

1. Kurtu family in Harar, Deder , and Djibouti

2. Aw Barre family

3. Aw Ismael family

4. Qallu-Diinii family

5. Khabir Hassan family in Gelemso

6. Aw Samirren family

7. Aw Khalaf family

The common ancestor of all Siddiqi families of The Horn of Africa is known as Shiekh Omar Ziyad Al-Siddiq . The tradition of the [Siddiqis] tells that it was this Shiekh who came from Yemen and settled at the town of Aw Barre , on the border of Ethiopia and Somalia, and gave birth to his six sons whom the Siddiqis count as their fathers. The Shiekh was a Shafi'i mujtahid and Scholar of Hadith.

Notable Siddiquis from the Horn of Africa

Notable Ethiopian Siddiquis include Ahmad Taqi. Other notable Siddiquis in Somalia include Dr Ali Shaikh Shmed Abubakar founder and president of Mogadishu University, he is also the president of a Muslim organisation in Somalia which is known locally as Al-Islaah it is part of the wider Muslim Brotherhood organisation which is based in Egypt, and Dr Ibrahim Dusuuqi who is a respected and well known Muslim cleric in Somalia he is a cardioligist by profession and doubles as both apolitician and preacher,he was a parliamenterin who took part of the transitional national government of Somalia under Abdi Qasim Salaat Hassan. Shaikh Ahmad Qudubi scholar and preacher who has ahuge following in both Mogadishu and Somalia in general. Notable Siddiquis in Kenya include Ahmad Nassir Malim Abdullahi who is an advocate by profession, he is the former chairman of the Law Society of Kenya and head of anti-corruption authority in Kenya he is also University of Nairobi lecturer. Another prominent Siddiqui in Kenya is the current police commsioner of Kenya Major General Muhammad Ali who is also a general in the army of Kenya. Amongst the notable personalities of the Siddiqui family in Kenya is asenior banker and economist with standard chartered bank Munir Shaikh Ahmad and a buisness tycoon named Dahir Shaikh Ahmad who owns several landmark malls in the capital city of Nairobi including the gold and dollar exchange complex in the east of Nairobi.

See also

* History of Arabs in Afghanistan
* Paracha
* Abbasi
* Alavi
* Farooqi
* Gardezi
* Gilani
* Hashemi
* Osmani
* Quraishi
* Sayyid
* Shaikh
* Shaikh Siddiqui
* Chinioti Shaikh
* Qallu
* Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa
* Shaikhs in South Asia
* Punjabi Shaikh
* Kashmiri Shaikh
* Khawaja Shaikh
* Qanungoh Shaikh
* Sindhi Shaikh

=References=

ources and references

* [http://www.shaikhsiddiqui.com Shaikh Siddiqui]